Solon Borland
Former United States Senator
Solon Borland was an American physician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1848 to 1853. In later life, he served as an officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded a cavalry regiment in the Trans-Mississippi Theater... Wikipedia
Born: September 21, 1808, Nansemond, Suffolk, VA
Died: January 1, 1864 (age 55 years), Harris County, TX
Party: Democratic Party
Previous office: Senator, AR (1848–1853)
Education: University of Louisville School of Medicine (1841)
Spouse: Mary Isabel Melbourne (m. 1845), Eliza Buck Hart (m. 1839–1842), and Hildah Wright (m. 1831–1837)